"I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and was recognized only by his dog." - Guillermo Cabrera Infante

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." ﻿ - ﻿Will Rogers

Byron certainly had it right when he wrote this.

Epitath to a Dog

Near this Spotare deposited the Remains of onewho possessed Beauty without Vanity,Strength without Insolence,Courage without Ferosity,and all the virtues of Man without his Vices.This praise, which would be unmeaning Flatteryif inscribed over human Ashes,is but a just tribute to the Memory ofBOATSWAIN, a DOG.